field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
naturally; of course; understandably
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
fighting to the death (with swords)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dry riverbed; river beach
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
river; stream; River; the ... river
family; relatives; dependents; household
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
death in battle; death on the battlefield
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cut; to slit; to slash